Werner Herzog to Direct the Killers Live Webcast

Yes, you read that right

The Killers are the next band to take part in the American Express Unstaged live webcast series, which pairs bands with legendary directors. (Past pairings have included Arcade Fire with Terry Gilliam, Jack White with Gary Oldman, John Legend and the Roots with Spike Lee, My Morning Jacket with Todd Haynes, and Duran Duran with David Lynch.)

Guess who's behind the camera for the Killers show? German experimental film legend Werner Herzog, Rolling Stone reports. Herzog is responsible for such totally thematically disparate classics as Aguirre: The Wrath of God and Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans.

The show will be webcast live from the Paradise Theater in the Bronx on September 18 at 7 p.m. EST via YouTube. The Killers' new album Battle Born is out that same day via Island Records.

Watch a trailer for the event below, as well as the Killers' video for "Runaways" from Battle Born, and an incredible scene from Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (starring Nicholas Cage, naturally).